Apparatus for making pipe



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APPARATUS FOR MAKING PIPE Oct. 31, 1939.

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Patented Oct. 31, 1939 UNITED STATES- LED-TENT OFFICE Claims;

This; invention relates to an apparatus for making pipe from concrete and similar materials and particularly pipe sections havinginterfitting ends that are sealed together with cemen- 5stitious materials when the sections are installed in a pipeline.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive apparatus for producing pipe sections having grooves for containingthe cementitious material.

Other important objects of the invention are to provide a pipe forming apparatus of the packer head type with groove forming means operable simultaneously with the packer head; to prol5 vide aemachine of this type withmeans'for forming 'a fill opening in registry-with the groove in the'bell end of the-pipe section; and to' provide a. groove forming means that does not'interfere with removal of the form from the-pipe or With-'- drawal of the bell packer.

g In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, as hereinafter pointed out, I' have provided I improved details of structure, the preferred formsof which are illustratedin the ac- 25. companying drawings; wherein:

Fig. l is a side elevation of" a. pipe forming machine of the-packer head type, equipped-to formsealing grooves in accordance with the present invention, the pipe form, roller packer, and

the upper andrlower pallets being'shown in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is=a-fragmentary perspective view of the upper or spigot end of the pipe formshowingthe ring for formingthe spigot groove;

- Fig. 3. is anenlarged vertical section through the; lower end oi the form, roller head, and bell packer, particularly illustrating the'formation ofthe groove withinthe bell.

Fig. 4'- isa-detail perspective view of the bell 13301??? equipped with groove forming means as in: accordance with the present invention.

. Fig. 5 is'a horizontal section on the line-5--5of Fig. 3..

Fig. 6- is aadetail perspective view of the'bell end of the pipe form showing the plunger for forming the groove-fill opening.

Fig; 7 is ahorizontal section" through the plunger support showing the plunger retracted to permit removal of the form.

Fig-r Sisa longitudinal sectionfthrough' a portion of apipeline constructed of'pipe that is producedin accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 9 is aperspective View of oneof the com- 55; pleted. pipe. sections, particularly illustrating they grooves, formed in the. bell and spigot ends thereof.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a pipe section of1the tongue groove type as produced in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary section through the joint of a pipe line constructed of sections illustrated in- Fig. 10;

Refering more in detail to the drawings:-

l designates a pipe forming machine of the 0- packer head. type and which includes a turntable 2 that is rotatably supported below a floor or platform 3 and carries a bell packer 4 that is adapted to operate within an opening 5 of the platform 3. The turntable Zis carried upon a 15 drivev shaft 6 that is reciprocably and rotatably mounted within a gear box 1 having suitable gearing operatively connected with a driving pulley 8-to effect rotation of the turntable. The

shaft 6 is reciprocated by a bell crank lever 9 so.

to raise and lower the bell packer through the opening in the platform incidental to the operation of a hydraulic ram indicated by the cylinder I0.

Slidable in the cylinder I0 is a piston actuated 26 rod I 5, having connection with the bell crank 9 through a plate-like lever l2, having an arouate slot l3 aranged therein eccentric with a fixed fulcrum pin M on which the plate is adapted to be oscillated. The bell'crank lever 9 has an arm 30-.

I5 connected with the shaft 6 through a pin and collar connection It and an arm I! carrying a pin 18 operating in the slot I3. The-opposite end of the rod II projects through the upper end of the cylinder It} and carries a toothed rack I9 351 which meshes with a gear 2!! rotatably mounted on a fixed'spindle 2|. Also mounted on the spindle 2!, in fixed driving relation with the gear 20, is a sprocket 22; to the periphery of which is connected a chain 23, as indicated at M. The 40:- chain 23 is arranged to be wrapped about the sprocket 22 incidental to actuation of the ram and operates over a sprocket 25 for raising and loweringzan actuating shaft 28 which carries a packer head 21. 45. The packer head 21includes a cylindrical skirt 28"that isshaped and dimensioned according to the inner contour of a pipe section to be produced by the machine, and has a diaphragm 29 connected with the actuating shaft 28. The shaft 25 is slidably and rotatably mounted within a gear housing 39, similar to the housing I, previously mentioned; The'gear housing 39 contains a suitable gearing (not shown), that is driven by'a pulley 3! from a multiple speed gear reducing mechanism 32, the gear mechanism 32 being actuated by any suitable prime mover operably connected with the power shaft 33 of the transmission through a belt connection, as indicated by the pulley M. The shaft 26 is thus adapted to be raised and lowered and simultaneously rotated to effect reciprocation of the head 21.

Supported on the platform 3, circumferentially of the opening 5 therein, is a bottom pallet 35, having a wearing or packing ring 35 for forming the face a of the bell end 22 of a pipe section 0. Seated upon the pallet and retained by an annular flange 31, in spaced concentric relation with the bell packer, is a form or jacket 38 for moulding the outer contour of the pipe section 0. In the illustrated instance the jacket 38 includes a cylindrical body 39, having an outwardly and downwardly flaring lower portion 40 terminating in a downwardly extending cylindrical portion 45 to form the outer surface of the hell end b of the pipe section 0. In order to permit removal of the pipe section 0, the form 38 is preferably split longitudinally thereof and the sections secured together by means of suitable clamps as indicated at 42 in Fig. 2. The upper end of the form carries a reinforcing ring 43 for seating the top pallet 45 that forms the face d on the spigot end e of the pipe and the pallet 44 is provided with a central opening 45, conforming to the diameter of the packer head. Carried upon the pallet 44 is a hopper 45 through which the pipe forming material, such as concrete, is poured within the upper open end of the form.

The roller packer head carries a piurality of packing rollers 41 that are adapted to rollingiy compact and smooth out the concrete and form the inner surface of the pipe section. The rollers are preferably covered by means of a cone-shaped deflector plate 48 for directing the pipe forming material into the space 49 about the periphery of the head.

The bell packer 4, previously mentioned, includes a cylindrical ring 59, having a plurality of eccentrically arranged, arcuate, paddle-like packing faces 5! arranged to compact the material forming the bell b to a slightly larger diameter than that of the body section of the form so that the inner face of the bell end I) of one pipe section will cooperate with the outer surface of the spigot end 6 of an adjacent pipe section to leave an annular space therebetween, as shown in Fig. 8, for a sealing material y when the pipe sections are installed in a pipe line, as later described.

Intermediate the packing faces 5! are recesses 52 into which the pipe forming material is delivered from off the periphery of the packer head to be compressed against the belled end of the form, as later described.

The ram i0 is actuated under control of the operator through a hand lever 53 that is operably connected with a control valve 54 for selectively diverting a pressure fluid to and from the respective ends of the ram to actuate the piston in the desired direction, pressure being maintained on the fluid by a pump 55 that is provided with a pulley 56 adapted to be connected with a suitable prime mover (not shown).

The machine as thus far described is conventional of present packer head machines and specifically forms no part of the present invention which has to do with formation of sealing material containing grooves h extending circumferentially of the spigot end 6 of the pipe section and cooperative grooves i in the bell end b (Fig. 9), as now to be described.

Formed in one of the packing faces 5| 0f the bell packer ring 59 is a substantially rectangularshaped opening 51 in which is pivotally mounted a groove forming dog or wiper 58. The dog 58 includes a substantially wedge-shaped body 59, having a projecting finger 60 shaped to conform with the desired groove 2' to be produced within the bell end of the pipe. In the illustrated instance the wiping face 6! of the finger 60 is of substantially semicircular cross-section to form a groove 2 of substantially semicircular cross-section. The dog 58 is pivotally carried upon a pin 52, having its ends supported in upper and lower internal flanges 63 and 64 of the ring 50. The dog is yieldingly retained in retractive position by means of a wire 65 bent to form a loop portion 66 that engages within a groove 61 formed within the end of the dog. The sides of the loop extend over the upper and lower faces of the dog and terminate in coils 68 and 69 that encircle the pin 62. The free ends 70 and H engage against the inner face of the ring to hold the dog in retracted position with the rounded face thereof within the packing face 5|. The dog has an inclined cam portion 12 on its inner edge which is adapted to be engaged by the packer head to urge the finger of the dog into position for forming the sealing groove within the bell face of the pipe at the time the packer head is lowered into the bell packer, as later described. In order to prevent the packing faces from distorting the shape of the groove imparted by the dog, they are preferably provided with recesses 13 which bridge the groove. The packing faces, therefore, are effective only at points above and below the groove. The dog, however, is effective in packing this portion of the bell.

To provide a fill opening :1 for inserting the jointing material g within the groove, the form 38 carries a plunger 14 that is slidably mounted within a tubular guide 15 which is secured concentrically of an opening 16 in the bell end of the form and located in horizontal alignment with the groove forming dog. The plunger 14 has a reduced stem 11 that is slidably retained in a reduced bore 18 of the plunger guide and carries a T-shaped handle 19 that engages within diametrically arranged slots and BI that are formed in a reduced tubular extension 82 of the guide, as best shown in Fig. 6. Sleeved over the stem and having one end bearing against the plunger and the other against the bottom of the guide is a coil spring 82' for normally projecting the plunger within the form so that when the pipe forming material is packed thereabout a socket :i is formed within the bell of the pipe section. The bottoms of the slots 80 and 8| are preferably arranged to form stops whereby the end face of the plunger is kept from engagement with the groove forming dog so that a thin diaphragm is is formed in the pipe in alignment with the groove 1' which may be punched out when the pipe is to be used.

When the form is to be removed from a formed pipe, the handle 19 is engaged and withdrawn from the slots 8!! and 8|, whereupon the handle is turned substantially to engage the end of the guide extension 82, as best illustrated in Fig.7. In this position the end of the plunger is completely withdrawn from engagement with the formed pipe, as shown in Fig. '7.

In order to form the groove h, in the spigot end e of the pipe, the form is provided with an annular ring or insert 83, whichis of substantially semicircular-cross section and is secured to the inner face ofthe form by fasteing devices, such as screws lld- The insert 83 1s located relatively 5 to the groove formingdog so that when the sections'are used in a pipe-line the groove it formed thereby onone section will register. with the groovei on the'beltendof an adjacent section to I produce a substantially cylindricalannular pas- 1d sageway Z in which the cementitious sealing material g is insert'ed'through the opening 9' produced in the bell end of the pipe, as best shown in Fig. 8. l

In. operatinga machine constructed as described, the platform 2 is normally inposition so that the top of "the bell packer i is in substantial registry with the upper plane of the wearing ring 36 and the packer head 2i is in its uppermost position. A-form -3S is--then assembled with the *bell end thereof seated upon the bottom pallet 35. The top pallet Mi and hopper 46 are then applied on the upper end of the form. The packer head 21 is then lowered into the form by adjusting the valve 56 so that pressure fluid is 25 admitted to the upper end of the ram cylinder ill to move the piston downwardly therein so that the rack i9 rotates the gear 20 in a clockwise direction (Fig. l), to unwind the chain 23 from wrapped reiation with the sprocket 22.. During this movement the lever i2 is rocked on its pivot Hi, however, the slot l3 therein allows the turntable 2 to remain retracted throughout the major movement of the packer head 21. The end of the slot 13, how-ever, will engage the bell crank lever H to move the bell packer t into position for cooperating with the form in shaping the bell end b of a pipe section. When the ram comes to rest the packer head 27 will have entered the bell packer ring 5E5 so that the periphery thereof .19 will engage the inclined surface 59 of the dog 58 to move it outwardly against action of the spring 62 so that the groove forming face 64 thereof projects beyond the packing face in which the dog is mounted. A relatively dry concrete or other material from which the pipe is to be formed is poured into the hopper 56 and into the form so that it is deflected by the cone-shaped bafile A8 and guided into the space about the packer head. The transmission 32 is set into 59 operation at the desired speed to cause rotation of the shafts 6 and 26, thereby rotating the bell packer 3 and packer head 2?. Rotation of the packer head causes the rollers 4'! to pack the concrete against the form under suflicient pres- 55 sure to form a dense, compact mass of the material and to press it into the space surrounding the bell packer 4. Rotation of the bell packer 4 will cause the faces 5! thereon to compress the concrete against the cylindrical portion 85of the no form. The projected end 62 of the dog will wipe a groove i into the face of the concrete, as shown in Fig. 5. The recesses or relieved surfaces E3 of the succeeding packing faces prevent crushing of the concrete into the form groove i so that the 65 groove retains the clean shape imparted to it by the rounded surface of the dog. The operator reverses the handle 53 so as to effect transfer of the pressure fluid from the top to the bottom of the ram, thereby starting upward movement of 70 the packer head and effecting formation of the body portion of the pipe section. In this operation the rod ll reverses travel of the rack and rotates the gear 28 in a counter-clockwise direction, winding up the chain 23 on the sprocket 22 75 and lifting the shaft 26 simultaneously with rotation thereof through the gearimechanism as indioatedb'y the housing 30.- Movement of the rod 1-! also rocks-the cam-plate I2 in the oppositedirection but thebellpack-er 4Lwill remain in positionuntil the end of'the'arcuate slot I3 of 51 the plate I2 engages the pin: of the bell crank lever l.'|,'whereupon the table 2 is lowered to effect withdrawal of the bell packerfl. As soon as the packer head 21 hasdisengaged from the dog 58 the springGZ'will-efiect retraction of the dog and 1 0 1 i hold it in that position. The bell packer is, therefore, withdrawn without injuring the shape of the groove. When the packer head 21 has reached the upperend ofthe form the concrete is packed in and around the insert ring 83 which '5 forms thegroove h in. the spigot end e of the pipe section. When the pipe section is completed and the packingheadcompletely withdrawn, the toppa'llet idandzhopper lb are removed, and the form carrying. thei'pipesection is removed from 1;;- the lower pallet 35, whereupon another form is applied and the process repeated to produce another pipe. After removal from the machine, the form is stripped from the pipe section and the concrete is cured as in customary practice. 25

When the pipe sections constructed as described are to be used in a pipe line they are placed with the spigot end e of one pipe within the bell b of an adjoining pipe. In this position the grooves h and i register so that a cement or 30 other sealing material g may be run into the annular spaces 1' and Z of the joint through the inlet opening 7', as clearly shown in Fig. 8.

From the foregoing it is obvious that I have provided an improved apparatus for forming 35 pipe sections wherein the sections are provided with grooves for the sealing material with which the pipe sections are adapted to be locked in sealing engagement when they are used in a pipe line as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 11. 49

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an apparatus for making pipe having bell and spigot ends, a form corresponding in shape to the outer contour of the pipe to be formed, means for charging the form with a plastic mixture, a bell packer rotatably supported within the bell end of the form, a rotary packer cooperating with the bell packer for packing the mixture to form the pipe, means on the bell 50 packer for forming an annular groove within the bell of the pipe, and a plunger carried by the form for producing an opening in the bell of the pipe in alignment with said groove.

2. In an apparatus for making pipe having bell and spigot ends, a form corresponding to the outer contour of the pipe, a bell packer rotatably mounted in the bell end of the form and having a plurality of compacting faces, a packer head rotatably and reciprocably mounted in the form, a groove formingmember carried by the bell packer and having a cam portion engageable by the packer head for effecting projection of the groove forming member beyond the compacting faces, and a spring for retracting said groove forming member.

3. In an apparatus for making pipe having bell and spigot ends including a form, a bell packer rotatably supported within the bell end of the form, a groove forming member carried 7 by the bell packer and normally retracted within the periphery of said bell packer, a packer reciprocable in the form to and from the bell packer and having a portion engageable with said groove forming member to effect projection thereof beyond said periphery in one position of the reciprocable packer to produce a groove in the bell end of a pipe under formation, and means for retracting said groove forming member when the reciprocable packer moves away from the bell packer.

4. An apparatus for making pipe having bell and spigot ends including a form, a bell packer rotatably supported Within the bell end of the form, a groove forming member carried by the bell packer and normally retracted within the periphery of said packer, said groove forming member having a cam portion, a packer reciprocable in the form to and from the bell packer, and having a portion engageable with the cam portion of said groove forming member to effect projection thereof beyond said rotational plane to form a groove in the bell end of a pipe produced in said form, and means for retracting said groove forming member when the reciprocable packer moves away from said cam portion.

5. In an apparatus for making pipe of the character described, a form, a bell packer rotatably mounted at one end of the form including a rotary head having a compacting face, a packer reciprocable in the form to and from the bell packer, a groove forming member having a wiping portion retracted Within the circular path of said compacting face at one position of the reciprocable packer and adapted for projection beyond said circular path at another position of the reciprocable packer to produce a groove in a pipe under formation, cooperative means on the groove forming member and on said reciprocable packer to move said groove forming member into one of its positions, and means for moving the groove forming member into its other position.

VALERIO BRUNET'I'I. 

